Game 72: Buffalo Sabres versus Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning lost to the Buffalo Sabres at the Tampa Bay Times Forum Monday night, their third straight loss.
| Final - 3.19.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
The Tampa Bay Lightning lost to the Buffalo Sabres at the Tampa Bay Times Forum Monday night, their third straight loss.
While the Buffalo Sabres are in town fighting for their collective playoff lives, the Tampa Bay Lightning are just trying to stay afloat in a season marred by injury and adversity.
The St. Louis Blues became the first team to clinch a spot in the playoffs after beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 Saturday night.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Buffalo Goal - Drew Stafford (15), from Christian Ehrhoff at 11:31. 2, Buffalo Power-Play Goal - Jason Pominville (26), from Cody Hodgson and Thomas Vanek at 15:50. Penalties - Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay (Holding), 15:10. |
| Second Period |
| - 3, Buffalo Goal - Marcus Foligno (4), from Tyler Ennis and Drew Stafford at 1:09. 4, Tampa Bay Goal - Bruno Gervais (5), from Teddy Purcell at 7:12. 5, Buffalo Goal - Corey Tropp (3), from Thomas Vanek and Cody Hodgson at 8:16. 6, Tampa Bay Goal - Trevor Smith, from Ryan Malone and Bruno Gervais at 14:14. 7, Buffalo Power-Play Goal - Marcus Foligno (5), from Drew Stafford and Tyler Ennis at 16:22. 8, Buffalo Goal - Brad Boyes (6), from Cody McCormick and Alexander Sulzer at 17:00. Penalties - Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay (Hi-sticking), 10:12; Brett Connolly, Tampa Bay (Tripping), 15:49; Robyn Regehr, Buffalo (Hooking), 17:11. |
| Third Period |
| - 9, Buffalo Goal - Jason Pominville (27), unassisted at :17. 10, Tampa Bay Goal - Ryan Malone (14), from Eric Brewer at 14:57. Penalties - Brandon Segal, Tampa Bay (Hi-sticking), 4:22; Andrej Sekera, Buffalo (Interference), 6:10. |